Sounds to me like somebody had an oh-sh** moment and are explaining to their commander why their people were working this on-the-clock instead of doing work they were assigned.
The Daily Caller article has been updated, and now includes this sentence: “DTRA has confirmed the documents are authentic.”
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/11/feds-may-have-made-a-huge-breakthrough-in-cold-fusion/